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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute
Not being a lawyer and never having been arrested, I just want to ask if the guy has a right to know why he was being arrested - if he really was being arrested?
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Nope, not during the arrest. After the arrest, the officer's duty is to take you directly to a judge who will tell you the charges and conduct a bail hearing. If you are arrested during off hours then you see the judge first thing in the morning.
The officer doesn't really have to say anything to you other than to identify himself and command you to submit to his authority. Folks, when the police want to arrest you, shut your mouth and comply. I'm the last guy to be for police brutality, but when someone gets their ass whipped by the police, 99.9999% of the time they've earned it. In fact, in my experience the police usually show a lot more restraint that you might think.